The Iola register., 1887-12-23

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"rou ARE NOT GOING TO SHOOT THAT rooH
sQUIRRELr'
but to Helen his face was SO comical that
she burst out laughing. He looked at her
a moment, sadly shook his head and re.
marked:
"Ef you don't b'reve it, ken prove II. ~
"Oh, have no doubt but it is true
ais that gold ring you got ON yore
finger!'' he suddenly asked
"Yes"
"Whar you git it,
my father gave it to me-.
"Whut'n you take fur it.''
you must be foolish to think that
would sell it."
I" How long you goin' to stay herer'
IL don't know"
"Never seed my farm, did youl'
"No.
ats good one Ever drop cont"
"No''
"Come over some time an I'll learn YOU
how. All the women folks round here
know how to drop CON"
~ don't care to learn"
"Smell them squirrels!"
81 don't know"
"Bet you do"
After supper Helen told Joliky that he
must excuse her, that she had to write
several letters.
II ken wait till you git through" he re-
piled.
"Not in this house," said aunt Patsy.
''Ef you think we amt got nOthin' to do but
to set here an perlarver with you, wy
you're nightly mistaken"
"Wall, reckon better mosey, them
81 reckon you had.''
"Bleeged to you for yore perliteness.
Good night all han's.'
CHAPTER II.
The next afternoon, while Helen was
busy with one Of her classes, her attention
was attracted by shuiiling foot steps; and,
had entered the room and was approaching
her.
"You must excuse me, Mr.. Mills" she
said. II am very busy"
"Don't put yO'se'f to ne trouble on my
i
round Jest now, the idea hit me that
would like to have lcetle bit o. edycation
myself, an / lowed that mebby you
mout'nt kerc eff l come over an got it
sorter dodge about like chicken an pick
it up whar the rest air feedin'. Boy, ham
me that blue book with the dogs in it." he
''Jest go ahead with yore log rollin' an
60 T
an I'd bet my hat on it. Picked it out the
K. Here he is kiclxin' up like he want
afeered O. high water nur the government.
"You must stop talking, MIR. Mills; you
interrupt the children"
'Oh, / won't hurt 'em. I'm a mighty
hand among children. Here's j.
hid long time, but found him at last.
Wha's this slippin' of here! It's ole q,
that's who it IS; thought he was mighty
sharp, but caught up with him."
81 tell you that you must stop talking"
Helen exclaimed"
"'Skuze me. l was so hope up by findin'
these here things that didn't know / was
talkin'"
He sat for several hours without saying
any thing. Occasionally he would muttcr
something, upon finding letter that had
been skillful in eluding his search, but he
did not speak out, although q boy from over
the creek stuck him with pin. When
Helen announced that work for the day was
finished. Joliky got up, stretched himself,
and said:
"'Lowed if you didn't kere I'd go over to
Aunt Patsy's with you"
'But do care" Helen replied.
"DOn't want me to gOi'
"No. don't"
"Why!"
'Simply because don't want you tagging
after me all the tlme.''
"'Shamed o. me, l reckon"
"Well, am not proud of you"
"Never will be, reckon"
II suppose not"
mo harm done, is therer'
81 hope not" the teacher replied.
Wouldn't shake hands with me, I
reckonl"
"No, don't care to shake hands with
your
He went away and Helen had begun to
think she had seen the last Of him when,
one afternoon, he again visited the school
room. He seemed to have gotten himself
up with especial care, for he wore pair Of
new yellow top boots, new pair Of jeans
trousers and new straw hat, to say moth
ing of shirt with enormous ruffies.
Don't want to bother you" he said. 'T'n
Jest set down here an edycate myself
awhile"
When school was out he went up to Helen
and said:
..I've got business out at Aunt Patsy's
this evenin' an Is lowed you was g0in'
out that er way, thought I'd drop in an 60
long"
Helen being too much amused to raise
any objections, suffered him to accompany
her.